Set start point of next regular expression match (original) (raw)
mb_ereg_search_setpos
(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5, PHP 7)
mb_ereg_search_setpos — Set start point of next regular expression match
Description
mb_ereg_search_setpos ( int $position ) : bool
mb_ereg_search_setpos() sets the starting point of a match for mb_ereg_search().
Parameters
position
The position to set. If it is negative, it counts from the end of the string.
Return Values
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 7.1.0 | Support for negative positions has been added. |
Notes
Note:
The internal encoding or the character encoding specified by mb_regex_encoding()will be used as the character encoding for this function.
See Also
- mb_regex_encoding() - Set/Get character encoding for multibyte regex
- mb_ereg_search_init() - Setup string and regular expression for a multibyte regular expression match